The prevalence and predictors of geriatric giants in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study from the Middle East.

ABSTRACT: The term "geriatric giants" refers to the chronic disabilities of senescence leading to adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and predictors of geriatric giants in Southern Iran. The participants were selected from Bushehr city using a multistage cluster random sampling method. Demographic data were collected through interviews. Frailty, incontinence, immobility, depression, cognitive impairment, and malnutrition were measured by questionnaires and instruments. Finally, data from 2392 participants were analyzed. The prevalence of fecal incontinence was less than 1% among all participants and similar in men and women. In contrast, compared with men, women had higher prevalence of urinary incontinence (36.44% vs. 17.65%), depression (39.05% vs. 12.89%), anor

SUBMITTER: Badrkhahan SZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10390524 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature